Strategy and TacticsD. Van Nostrand, 1864 - 400 páginas |
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... front 24 66 6. Advanced guard , flankers , & c . . . . . . 111 " L 7. Preparatory order for battle of a division . 66 8. A flank march .... 66 9. A flank march of a large body of troops . " 10. Method of marching of Frederick the Great ...
... front 24 66 6. Advanced guard , flankers , & c . . . . . . 111 " L 7. Preparatory order for battle of a division . 66 8. A flank march .... 66 9. A flank march of a large body of troops . " 10. Method of marching of Frederick the Great ...
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... is not a matter of indiffer- ence : if it is concave to the front , or has its extremi- ties resting upon the sea , a great lake , or some other prominent obstacle , the army has its wings much more BASES OF OPERATIONS . 11.
... is not a matter of indiffer- ence : if it is concave to the front , or has its extremi- ties resting upon the sea , a great lake , or some other prominent obstacle , the army has its wings much more BASES OF OPERATIONS . 11.
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... front is almost always several miles in extent ; at any rate , while a battle is not imminent . When the two wings of the army are unsupported , the line of operations should proceed from the middle of the front , in order to be , as ...
... front is almost always several miles in extent ; at any rate , while a battle is not imminent . When the two wings of the army are unsupported , the line of operations should proceed from the middle of the front , in order to be , as ...
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... front , and behind are good roads facilitating rapid movements , and by short marches , to any point attacked . The famous lines of Torres Vedras , con- structed by Wellington , in 1809 , to cover Lisbon , satisfied the most of these ...
... front , and behind are good roads facilitating rapid movements , and by short marches , to any point attacked . The famous lines of Torres Vedras , con- structed by Wellington , in 1809 , to cover Lisbon , satisfied the most of these ...
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... front ; diversions may then be made in the provinces which are poorly guarded , or lukewarm in their allegiance , or where insurrection may be excited ; troops may be unex- pectedly sent to the capital or the richest cities , to levy ...
... front ; diversions may then be made in the provinces which are poorly guarded , or lukewarm in their allegiance , or where insurrection may be excited ; troops may be unex- pectedly sent to the capital or the richest cities , to levy ...
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